Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-20
The governor has approved the bin al
loving judges OF the supreme court 5000

year.
The house has passed a bill making
liberal appropriation Tor the new state
prison at Marquette
Represen tatives of the state prohibition
party waited upon the senate judiciary
committee the other night and presented
aiiidavits of browbeating, misbehavior
and intimidation at the election IN Detroit,
with three instances where mo- ballots
were alleged Ia have been substituted by
the inspectors for yes ballots. The pro
hibtionist. do not ask recount, but wish
their collection OF chHroes. specifications
and athdavits printed in the Legislative
journal as protest against the way In
which the cleo ton was conducted.
Senator Fox's plan TO have the state
publish reluent bulletins of the progress
of fish cultivation met itsf tie in the house.
The senate had voted $l,OJO for the next
two years, TO provi ie for fish literature,
but tine plan met no favor in the house.
The prohibition protest against alleged
frauds at the last election has been or
dered spread upon the legislature journal.
The bill passed by the house few days
ago in relation To store pay makes II
unlawful for those owning or having
charge OF mills, mines, shops or factories
to pay or tendeS in payment of wages or
salaries due for labor performed any scrip,
note OF obligation, certificate or Indebted
ness in any form whatever, or my store or
other orders, but all wages or ilarles
shall Ice paid in lawful money of the United
States. un ess otherwise agreed upon he
tween the parties in writing WAGES are
required by the same bill To toe paid once,
at least. every two weeks, unless other
wise agreed upon in writing Fines not
exceeding sCO are the penalty FOR VIC at
ing the terms of the bill and prosecuting
Mt "a charged Tn hrInU suits
the name of the PEOPLE where complaint
is made.
The committee on WAYS and means Of
the house have reported the university
appropriations at $4,000 reduction OF
$4,000 from the amount passed by the SEN
ate
There is considerable talk of a1iourning
about June lst and many members seem
anxious to fix the date even earlier than
that
The bill to change the apportionment of
money received from specific taxes in the
upper peninsula has passed the house. IL
provides that fourtfths of these taxes
shall go TO the state treasury, and one
fifth. instead of one half as now TO the
counties in which they are paid.
The house railroad committee has re-
ported favorably bill u make a uniform
rate OF two and a-hali cents for iirst-claSs
passenger fare on railroads.
The committee of the whole has agreed
upon a hill appropriating slls,!50 for the
use of the reform school at Lansing.
A bill is now before the hou,e providing
for the establishment OF an indie endent
forestry commission. The members of
the state board Of agriculture are consti
faH Snch a. - N m : A. without
compensation, but TO be al. we'd not to
exceed $1,000 for expenses OF co Getting in
formation, inquiry into the 4 tent TO
which the forests of Michigan ure being
destroyed by fires, used 10y waste I'll cut.
ting for consumption for the purpose OF
caring lands for tillage or pasturage.
Also "a t. the effect of the dimuni ion OK
the wooded surface o. the land upon ponds,
rivers and water power or the state, ana
in disturbing and deteriorating the natu-
raj conditions of the climate, also as to the
protection of denuded region, stump and
swamp lands. They are TO report 20 the
governor in time for the facts TO be laid
before the next legislature. Superv isors
are directed TO help the commission by eS-
Inmates of the amount of forest land in
their townships and the area of waste land
which might be planted TO forest; a so, to
report forest fires of more than one acre
in extent occurring during the year, with
particulars of the destruction caused in
timber and 10 fences, bridges, buildings, il
any; the cause of the fires and the best
means of checking them.
The house struck out all after the enact
ing clause Of the bill to reduce the test for
oil inspection.
The bill allowing the owners OF steam
boats TO be sued and valid notice served
upon them in any county where the boats
touch, has passed the house.